Guest Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 What simple operation can you do to the number 0 to equal to the number 1... so that if you did the same operation as before and applied it to the number 2 you would still end up with the number 1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Same thing you do to any number to make it equal 1... 2^0, 0^0... any number ^0 = 1What simple operation can you do to the number 0 to equal to the number 1... so that if you did the same operation as before and applied it to the number 2 you would still end up with the number 1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Good Job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 unreality Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 0^0 is NOT 1 it is undefined. 0^0 = 0/0 = undefined. However 0/0 does have a variety of values (negative infinity, 0, infinity, complex plane infinity of any angle, or any number on the complex plane if you reverse multiplication-by-0 rules) anyway, all that side, raising something to the power of 0 means dividing it by itself... yes, that would be 1, for everything EXCEPT 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 (edited) 0^0 is NOT 1 it is undefined. 0^0 = 0/0 = undefined. However 0/0 does have a variety of values (negative infinity, 0, infinity, complex plane infinity of any angle, or any number on the complex plane if you reverse multiplication-by-0 rules) anyway, all that side, raising something to the power of 0 means dividing it by itself... yes, that would be 1, for everything EXCEPT 0 Google says you are wrong. Type Zero to the Zero Power, and its result is one. But all kidding aside, it depends on who you speak to, some believe 0^0 = 1 and some don't. I am talking about scholars and mathematicians (sp?) Edited February 18, 2008 by PolishNorbi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 When you take any number and raise it to the zero power, the answer is one. When you take zero and raise it to any power the answer is zero. So... it is possible for zero to the zero power have a variety of values. It would depend on who you ask. Does anyone have anything else to have on this argument? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 ...I guess I should have changed the original question. Here is the revised question. What simple operation can you do to the number 10 to equal to the number 1... so that if you did the same operation as before and applied it to the number 2 you would still end up with the number 1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 unreality Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Yes I do. 0^0 = 0/0 that's a fact. You cant dispute that. So it's whatever you think 0/0 is it could be 1: 1*0 = 0 so 0/0 = 1 or it could be 5 5*0 = 0 so 0/0 = 5 lol. Many say that 0/0 is infinity. That's probably also true. It can also be 0. But 0^0 is 0 to the first power divided by 0 to the first power... or 0/0 it could also be 0 squared divided by 0 squared... or 0/0 etc. You should read up on powers and exponents before arguing against that. I am correct when I say that 0^0 is 0/0. However, what is 0/0, that is the question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 I think 0/0 = women. Love them, hate them, never understand them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 WHAT??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 WHAT??? Exactly. I rest my case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 unreality Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 lol I'm with ya there, jkyle ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Yes I do. 0^0 = 0/0 that's a fact. You cant dispute that. ..... Let me try. I can easily show that 0/0 can be seven: 7x/x = 7. Let x->0. 7x->0 and x->0. 0/0 = 7. If 0^0 and 0/0 are identical, then it can be shown that 0^0 can equal 7. Care to try? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Yes I do. 0^0 = 0/0 that's a fact. You cant dispute that. I agree 0^0 = 0^(1-1) 0^(1-1)=(0^1)(0^-1) (0^1)(0^-1) = (0/1)(1/0) (0/1)(1/0)=0/0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 unreality Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 yep bonanova, 0^0 would be 7 if 0/0 also is 7 I did the exact same thing in the topic identical to this in the "Other" section, showing how 0/0 can be anything if you use the multiplicative (or whatever its called) property nx/x = n n0/0 = n 0/0 = n or written another way: 7*0 = 0 reverse it: 7 = 0/0 however to reverse it, you actually have to divide both sides by 0 so it comes out to be: 0/0 = 0/0 which isnt much help lol. But yes, if 0/0 was 7, then 0^0 would be as well ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 unreality Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 I suggest locking this cuz there's two discussions of the same thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 rookie1ja Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 further discussion on what is 0^0 to be continued in separate thread named ZERO TO THE ZEROTH POWER this topic is locked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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